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World's Largest Solar Energy Office Building Opens in China
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A vast fan-shaped compound in China has officially taken the title of "largest solar-powered office building in the world." Located in Dezhou in the Shangdong Province in northwest China, the 75,000-square-meter structure is a multi-use
building and features exhibition centers, scientific research facilities, meeting and training facilities, and a hotel—all of which run on solar power. More
One-Third of Workers Say Office Temperature Affects Their Productivity, Finds New CareerBuilder Survey
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As winter sets in across the country and companies turn up the heat, they may need to readjust the thermostat to keep their workers productive. According to a new CareerBuilder survey, when asked if the temperature at work affected their ability to get work done, more than one-in-five (22 percent) workers said that a "too hot" work environment made it difficult to concentrate.
Eleven percent of workers said the same about a "too cold" workplace. Overall, more than a quarter (27 percent) of workers describe the temperature at their workplace as "too hot." On the flip side, 19 percent reported that the temperature was "too cold," while 54 percent said it was "just right." Differing opinions on what is too hot or too cold for the office can sometimes cause conflict among cubicle mates. In fact, 10 percent of workers said they have fought with a co-worker over the office
temperature.
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Survey Queries Facility Managers on Water Usage
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A recent survey conducted by
AlturaSolutions Communications for Waterless Company, manufacturers of waterless urinal systems, asked facility managers and other building professionals about water conservation, water costs and other related issues in their facilities in the coming year, according to a press release. According to the release, e-mail invitations to take the survey were sent to about 500 facility managers and building professionals with 154 people answering some of the questions and 84 people completing the
entire survey, as of Dec. 14, 2009. Virtually all respondents (89 percent) indicate that, compared to past years, concerns about water conservation will increase in 2010.
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Reaching the Green Building Tipping Point for Retrofits
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We have all seen the numbers.
Buildings account for 40 percent of energy usage, nearly 40 percent of total CO2 output and 12 percent of potable water consumption. When we add to the equation the amount of waste and vehicle transportation that are tied to buildings, we can sense the magnitude of the impact buildings in the U.S. have on the environment. We need to change, but it won't happen overnight.
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Mayor Bloomberg Eyes Danish Offshore Wind Farm and Sees New York's Future
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New York's mayor and his sustainability director Rohit Aggarwala are hoping that a consortium linking
government agencies and utilities in Long Island and New York will begin fielding proposals early next year for what could become the world's largest offshore wind power complex—a 700-megawatt affair that could cost up to US$3 billion.
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Skyscraper with Inner Green Zone to be Constructed in Moscow
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An experimental residential compound featuring a recreation green floor is to be raised at the junction of Fonvizina and Dobrolyubova streets in northeastern Moscow. The project was approved by the Public Council for Urban Development under Moscow Mayor on Nov. 25. Head Architect of
Moscow Aleksandr Kuzmin said that the multipurpose high-rise residential compound would be erected within the New Ring of Moscow program aimed at developing high-rise structures.
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Workplace Has Become More Honest, Survey Says
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Times are bad, and it's a dog-eat-dog world. We're in it for what we can get.
Cut a safety corner here. Pad expenses there. Take the kickback because everybody's doing it.
Right?
Not at all. The recession appears to have made the workplace a more honest place.
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Buffalo, N.Y., Charges Ahead into
Past
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This onetime "Queen City of the Lakes," now known mostly for the snowy "lake effect," wants to use its fine old buildings to improve its image. Problem is, it has old buildings in two different conditions.
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Action on Climate Change Compatible With Long-Term U.S. Economic Growth
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Measures being proposed by the U.S. Climate Action Partnership to curb greenhouse gas emissions are unlikely to affect potential long-term economic growth in the United States, according to a study by RTI International.
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Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Employees' Text Messages are Private
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The Supreme Court will decide whether employees have a reasonable expectation of privacy
for the text messages they send on devices owned by their employers.
The case the court accepted involves public employees, but a broadly written decision could hold a blueprint for private-workplace rules in a world in which communication via computers, e-mail and text messages plays a very large role.
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